Expedition to Europe

If Qin Zhiyuan wants to use a computer in his lifetime, he needs to work harder.

Although according to Qin Zhiyuan's memory, even if Lan Fang did not appear, Qin Zhiyuan might be able to use a personal computer when he was in his seventies or eighties, but Qin Zhiyuan is unwilling to use American products. In the world today, Lan Fang products are synonymous with "high-tech and precision processing". In terms of scientific research capabilities, Lan Fang, which combines the advantages of Germany and France, is no less than any other country. Even the United States has to bow down in front of the Lan Fang scientific research team.

In fact, before the World War, German products were known for their precision and reliability, and France's scientific research capabilities were not weak, especially in the field of engines. During the Foreign Legion period, Qin Zhiyuan began to dig out the French, and then after the end of the World War, Lan Fang moved the German industrial system to Lan Fang in its entirety. With workers trained in the Renault factory and the leadership of the German engineering team, Lan Fang products were labeled "high, precise, and cutting-edge" from the beginning.

The scientific research capabilities of the United States in the early 20th century were just that. In the original history, the United States took advantage of the two world wars to plunder a large number of talents from Europe. Coupled with the stability of the domestic environment in the United States, the United States had a great technological explosion.

Now the situation is completely different. The emergence of Lan Fang actually has the greatest impact on the United States. Apart from other things, at least most of the scientific researchers who were supposed to go to the United States have come to Lan Fang, which has greatly improved Lan Fang's scientific research capabilities.

The current situation of the automobile industry is the biggest difference between Lan Fang and the United States.

Ford has indeed produced a lot of cars, but in terms of the value created, the value created by Qin's Automobile Group is not much less than Ford, and from the brand image alone, Qin's Automobile Group and Ford are worlds apart.

It's not that Ford's brand image is higher than Qin's Group. On the contrary, Qin's Group's cars are more popular, even in the United States. Before the emergence of Qin's Automobile Group, Ford's cars had only one model, and even monotonous to only one color, and there was no room for selection in terms of performance, which created the most convenient conditions for Ford's large-scale production. When Qin's Automobile Group entered the US market, it immediately launched four or five models in more than a dozen colors, from the solemn and majestic "Wuzui" series to the fashionable and individual "Jueying" series, from the tough and durable "Bulldog" to the tall and mighty "Matador". Qin's Automobile Group even developed a new model for the US market - the Raptor.

Yes, if you look at the appearance, it is the classic Ford Raptor.

However, at this time and space, Ford has not yet set foot in the pickup truck, so the Raptor has become the property of Qin's Automobile Group.

Americans have a special liking for pickup trucks. Someone once said that "every man should own a pickup truck", which is inseparable from the American western cowboy culture. Many times, the vast and sparsely populated western United States needs a passenger and cargo vehicle to meet people's needs.

Qin's Automobile Group puts people's needs first, even if producing multiple series at the same time will increase costs, even if insufficient products will affect market share, Qin's Automobile Group still puts "market" first. Only by being market-oriented can the products be truly prosperous.

Facts have proved that Qin Zhiyuan's strategy is very effective. After Qin's Automobile Group entered the US market, it has had a certain impact on Ford. Many Americans, especially young Americans, would rather wait for half a year than buy a Ford to make do with it in order to get a "Jueying" or "Matador".

At this time, Americans had no sense of home and country, let alone the saying of "supporting domestic products". If Lanfang is an emerging immigrant country, then the United States is an old immigrant country. Compared with Lanfang, which is mainly Chinese, the population source of the United States is more complicated. Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, etc., the United States is a hodgepodge. Such a country actually has little cohesion, that is, the United States has no natural enemies in the Americas. If it were in Asia or Europe, the United States would have been torn apart long ago.

At the end of the year, Qin Zhiyuan's work became busy. He often had to visit large enterprises in Lan Fang. However, this busyness did not mean fatigue. The fatigue from traveling was unavoidable. However, Qin Zhiyuan had learned to sleep in the car, which made Qin Zhiyuan feel acceptable. Many times, Qin Zhiyuan only needed to show up and say a few words to the managers and worker representatives of the factory, and these managers and worker representatives would be very excited. This excitement could keep them working enthusiastically for a whole year.

Speaking of which, people nowadays are really pure.

The units that Qin Zhiyuan could inspect must be key units. In addition to military enterprises and heavy industries, research institutes are also key.

Lan Fang's research institutes have a "long" history, even longer than Lan Fang's national history. To this day, Lan Fang still has several research institutes in Corsica, which are all researchers who are unwilling to leave their homeland. They are all doing basic work.

Key units including the "Aero Engine Research Institute", "Materials Research Institute", and "Biological Research Institute" have all been moved to Lan Fang, and are located on the beautiful Penglai Island, living next to Qin Zhiyuan.

The facilities of the institute are of course not to be mentioned. Elegant environment and complete facilities are the basic requirements. The service staff and security forces are also striving for excellence. On average, there are five service staff behind each researcher to provide them with various services, from cooking, washing clothes to cleaning, and even picking up children from school, etc. Everything is to allow these "national treasures" of Lan Fang to devote themselves to scientific research wholeheartedly and to take Lan Fang's scientific and technological strength to a higher level.

The researchers are also grateful. Since the establishment of Lan Fang, in just three years, Lan Fang has applied for more than 200,000 patents. Although this is not as good as the United Kingdom and the United States in the same period, it shows a trend of increasing year by year. It won't be long before Lan Fang can keep pace with the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries.

Of course, the reason why it can't catch up with the United Kingdom and the United States now is that Lan Fang still has a considerable number of special products that have not been applied for patents at all, such as the engine bearing material formula developed by the Materials Research Institute, and the "various formulas" obtained from the Republic of China that have been put into mass production. These are Lan Fang's top secrets and it is absolutely impossible to apply for any patents.

Westerners are actually very hypocritical. The so-called "patent" is actually a bluff made by Westerners. Many times, Westerners emphasize "cultural property rights" because most of the "cultural property rights" are in the hands of Westerners. If most of the "cultural property rights" are in the hands of Lan Fang, do you think Westerners will abide by it?

All kinds of "treaties" written in black and white can be torn up at will, and "patents" that can generate profits are even more a joke.

During the world war, various weapons produced by Britain, France, and Germany included serious infringements. Britain and France used German patents, and Germany was the same. At that time, no country took "patents" seriously. Although these countries whose "rights" were infringed received certain compensation after the war, this compensation was actually a lagging behavior, which itself represented the collapse of order.

Understanding this truth, Qin Zhiyuan would definitely not openly use Lan Fang's state secrets to register those "patented products". Even if other countries dared to counterfeit, it would be fine. The Lan Fang army would seek the benefits that Lan Fang deserved.

Of course, there are hidden worries under the harmonious appearance. At the Light Industry Research Institute, Qin Zhiyuan discovered the problem when he listened to Portlem's report.

"——Our 'Jinzhou' brand washing machine is now the number one brand in the market. It is not only marketed by Lanfang, but also exported to the United States and Europe, and has been widely praised. From the perspective of market share, we have now occupied 30% of the washing machine market. Two new factories will be put into production next year. By then, our production will be doubled, which will crush those small and medium-sized enterprises in the United States and Europe, and make those Americans and Europeans who are not enterprising want to cry. We will formulate industrial standards for the washing machine industry, and Jinzhou brand washing machines are. This is a nearly perfect product. No changes are needed. It can sell well until the 21st century-" Portlem talked endlessly, with contempt for Westerners in his words.

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Portrem, who is married to Julie's sister Natalie, has completely regarded himself as a Lanfang. Portrem joined the Foreign Legion during the Corsica period and is one of the earliest "seniors" from the West. Portrem is now very grateful for his wise choice.

"Wait - perfect? ​​What does this mean?" Qin Zhiyuan still found something wrong and immediately interrupted Portrem's complacency.

"Uh - perfect - it means no need to make any changes -" Portrem paused and immediately felt something was wrong.

"There is nothing unchanging in the world. Pay attention to your thoughts. This is very dangerous. You just said that Americans and Europeans are not enterprising, so your thoughts are also not enterprising. If you don't correct it in time, then the two factories don't need to be put into production, because this kind of washing machine will soon be unsalable." Qin Zhiyuan was unhappy.

"But -" Portrem wanted to explain.

"No need to explain, no need for buts. I know this washing machine is good and is also used in the palace, but you can't be complacent. You must see the shortcomings and strive for higher goals. From now on, you must work hard to study whether there is room for improvement in this washing machine, whether it can be more efficient, more stable, and quieter. If it can't be, then completely overturn it and design a new product that is more efficient, more stable, and quieter. If you can't do this, then it's your dereliction of duty." Qin Zhiyuan said earnestly.

Looking around, including Portlem and all other researchers and engineers were taking notes. Their expressions were either ashamed, excited, or calm. In any case, Qin Zhiyuan's words opened a brand new door for them.